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BACK IN THE DAY IBD

LASAVIA PUBLISHING
01 / 2015
9780994101570
Inglés

Sinopsis

52 stories, one for every week of the year. Some light and frothy, some dark and devious, some sweet and magical, and some just downright cheeky, here&rsquo,s a book of stories for those who might have given up on stories.Consider them the truffles at the feast, to savour and enjoy! These stories will lighten up any holiday or dull momentáen routeáto your ownáparadiseáisland.áMeet Harry the hobbit, who receives a most unusual gift, a magical typewriter on a mission, a criminally inclined fantail, an art thief with a moral imperative, three bewitching beach beauties and their victim, a group of smokers making their last stand, aáman who can&rsquo,t stop walking in circles, a taniwha trapped in an elevator shaft, Stock Car Sally who&rsquo,ll go all the way, bumper to bumper, an amateur realtor from hell, a political sausage,áa boatie with a mist that won&rsquo,t go away,áa suitcase with its own agenda,áa drunk reporter who sobers up at his own funeral,áand many more. á',Those of us who live onáislandsáknow the remote, bounded world they inhabit and will recognise the unbearable closeness of being they endure.á We have found ouráfreedom in confinement. But don',t take our word for it &ndash, we are storytellers of the most unreliable kind.áMike Johnson&rsquo,sáParadiseáIslandáis a place where memory and nostalgia mix and reality is lapped at every day by the tides of rediscovery. Back in the day, of course, it would have been so much simpler.',á Greg Treadwell, ex-editor of the Gulf News, Hauraki Gulf.',Written with wit, charm and colourful layers that peel off to reveal anáislandáfull of characters and events that raise a laugh amid whimsical reflections.&rsquo, áJohn Hawkesby.

PVP
21,09